Thomas Ankersmit Concert History

Thomas Ankersmit (born 1979, Leiden, the Netherlands) is a musician and installation artist based in Berlin and Amsterdam. Initially an improvising saxophonist, his activities expanded to include live electronic music and installation pieces based on architectural acoustics and infrasound. He has been performing solo and in collaboration with other artists such as New York minimalist Phill Niblock, Kevin Drumm, Jim O'Rourke, Gert-Jan Prins, Borbetomagus and Alvin Lucier since 1998.

Date Concert Venue Location
Apr 09, 2026 –
Apr 12, 2026
Rewire Festival 2026
Oneohtrix Point Never / Xiu Xiu / Actress / Tortoise / Einstürzende Neubauten / Billy Woods / Armand Hammer / Juana Molina / Smerz / Joanne Robertson / Blawan / James K / Jim O'Rourke / Caterina Barbieri / Malibu / Oliver Coates / Suzanne Ciani / Moor Mother / Beverly Glenn-Copeland / Eiko Ishibashi / Niño de Elche / SUMAC / Hilary Woods / Beatrice Dillon / Ganavya / Purelink / Rian Treanor / Tracey / Feeo / Ale Hop / Joshua Chuquimia Crampton / ØKSE / Mayssa Jallad / Flur / Jjjjjerome Ellis / KUNTARI / Ex-libris / Los Thuthanaka / Mika Oki / Ash Fure / Cara Tolmie / Fine Glindvad / Milkweed (UK) / Apparitions (NY) / Aaron Dilloway / Acopia / Alejandra Cárdenas / Chunky Move / Civilistjävel! & Mayssa Jallad / Dagmar Zuniga / Drew McDowall & Pedro Maia / Dumama / Eliana Glass / Elischa Heller / Everything Is Psychedelic / ∈Y∋ + C.O.L.O / Jennifer Walton / Katalin Ladik & Svetlana Maraš / Kim Gordon / KMRU & Nick Verstand / La Rat / Laurel Halo & Julian Charrière / My New Band Believe / Nihiloxica / Park Jiha / Raisa K / Raül Refree & Niño de Elche / Rakta / Sacred Lodge / Shapednoise & Sevi Iko Dømochevsky / Mandy, Indiana / 33 / AWICHAS / Abdullah Miniawy Trio / Arnold Dreyblatt & Horse Lords / Asian Dope Boys / Batu b2b JASSS / Bby Eco / Berlinde Deman / Buttechno b2b Torus / By Storm / Cameron Picton / Cello Octet Amsterdam (ft. Shishani & Moor Mother) / Cerys Hafana / Chinnamasta / Clément Vercelletto / Colleen / DeForrest Brown Jr. / Devon Rexi meets John T. Gast / Dim Garden / Dirtydms b2b Helmond Lang / Ensemble Klang / FRANKIE & Kelman Duran / Gezan / HULUBALANG / Herbert & Momoko / HxH / Immaculate Deception Of History / Jasmín / Jessica Ekomane / Joachim Badenhorst's Youran / Kee Avil / Khrystyna Kirik & Emma Rubikaite-Milasiute / Kode9 b2b Deena Abdelwahed / Leila Bordreuil / Lucy Railton / M ALBERTO / MAMMO / Mark Fell & Okkyung Lee / Mark IJzerman / Meetsysteem & Band / Moesha 13 / Moritz von Oswald / NVST / Natasha Pirard / Nazar / Nono Gigsta / OK Williams / Ouri / Pebblle / Polina Medvedeva & Andreas Kühne / RAKTA & Mette Rasmussen / ROLROLROL / Sanam / Sam Slater / Sary Moussa Trio / Sijya / Slikback (ft. maltdisney & Tasya) / Sombat Simla / Speaker Music / Standing On The Corner / State OFFF / Stemeseder Lillinger / Supersilent & Lawrence Abu Hamdan / Susu Laroche / Suzan Peeters / Sól Ey & Modelo62 / The Bug & Dis Fig / The Silver Thread / Thomas Ankersmit / Tony Bontana / Ugnė Uma & Pavel Milyakov / Valentina Magaletti & YPY / Violeta García / Wrens / WaqWaq Kingdom (ft. VJ Kalma) / XTC in the XIV / YATTA / Yb3L / jespfur / MI-EL / weed420 / Actress & Suzanne Ciani / Caterina Barbieri & the Orchestra of New Musical Creation / Caterina Barbieri & MFO / Sumac & Moor Mother / Jim Schalke / Val Clipp / huntj b2b DJ AUDIO / Burchhhha b2b rorykarotte / Torus Show all bands
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Rewire Festival 2026 The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
Show Duplicate for Apr 09, 2026
Aug 31, 2025
Thomas Ankersmit 2220 Arts + Archives Los Angeles, California, United States
Apr 06, 2023 –
Apr 09, 2023
Rewire Festival 2023
Godspeed You! Black Emperor / Amnesia Scanner / Tzusing / Malibu / Ana Roxanne / Horse Lords / Deena Abdelwahed / Daniel Blumberg / Hiro Kone / Himera / Moin / Hatis Noit / Lucinda Chua / Dwarfs Of East Agouza / Nadah El Shazly / Osheyack / Ale Hop / Infinity Knives / Sélébéyone / Thomas Ankersmit / Julia Reidy / Morita Vargas / Dale Cornish / Alto Arc / Authentically Plastic / Nwando Ebizie / Sarahsson / Goldblum / Elvin Brandhi / TLF Trio / Brian Ennals / Aleksandra Słyż / M I M I / Slikback x Weirdcore / Paul Purgas / Soft Break / Oscar Peters / KAKUHAN / The Paper Ensemble / 33 (Billy Bultheel & Alexander Iezzi) / The Social Lover / Liew Niyomkarn / Fever Ray Show all bands
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Paard van Troje The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
May 27, 2022
Thomas Ankersmit / Beachers Cafe OTO London, England, United Kingdom
Oct 22, 2021 –
Oct 24, 2021
It Isn't Happening / IIH-4 Festival Clubshows 2021
Puce Mary / Lotic / Thomas Ankersmit / Maurice Schirm / Finn Klein / Nazar (UK - AO) / Huong Federkeil / Jakob Salz / Function Level Marker
Z-Bau Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany
Jul 01, 2021 –
Jul 04, 2021
Minimal Music Festival 2021
Upsammy / Nik Bärtsch / Charlemagne Palestine / Helena Basilova / Tammo Hesselink / HIIIT / Thomas Ankersmit / Greetje Bijma / Tomoko Mukaiyama / Amsterdams Andalusisch Orkest / Asko Schönberg / eric thielemans / Rumi Ensemble / Bhajan Bhoy / Kaito Winse / Sosena Gebre Eyesus / Salah Eddine Mesbah / Bas Gaakeer / Mozaiek Ensemble / Ghaeth Almaghoot / Maalem Reda Stitou / Gerjan Piksen Show all bands
Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Apr 06, 2013
Phill Niblock / Thomas Ankersmit

Counterflows Festival 2013

Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA) Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Mar 19, 2013
Thomas Ankersmit Berghain | Panorama Bar | Säule Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Feb 28, 2013
Phill Niblock / Thomas Ankersmit
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Cafe OTO London, England, United Kingdom
Feb 24, 2013
Thomas Ankersmit La Casa Encendida Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Oct 26, 2012
Thomas Ankersmit / Kevin Drumm / Russell Haswell Arnolfini Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Oct 19, 2012 –
Oct 21, 2012
Supersonic Festival 2012
Tim Hecker / Goat / The Bug / Bohren & Der Club of Gore / Hookworms / Devilman / Richard Dawson / Ufomammut / Six Organs of Admittance / Hype Williams / Merzbow / Jarboe / Sir Richard Bishop / Hey Colossus / Dope Body / JK Flesh / Warm Digits / My Disco / Kevin Drumm / Zeni Geva / Carlton Melton / Dylan Carlson / Islaja / Lichens / Rangda / Oré / Stian Westerhus / KK Null / Doomsday Student / Free School / Flower-Corsano Duo / Modified Toy Orchestra / Tomutonttu / Ruins Alone / PCM / Drunk in Hell / Thomas Ankersmit / Mothertrucker / SWLLWS / Oxbow Orchestra / Clifford Torus / Lash Frenzy / Oxbow Show all bands
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The Custard Factory Digbeth, England, United Kingdom
Oct 18, 2012
Thomas Ankersmit

LUFF

Casino de montbenon Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
Electronic
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